Funny, that's why I still use Windows on my desktop.
* Hm, my sound stopped working. * Hm, dhcp stopped working. * X has completely failed to start. * This website just straight up doesn't load. * Thia game won't load (pretend it's solitaire). * This update broke my boot. * Seemingly doing nothing broke my boot. * This update broke my browser. * This application does not work without configuration. * My monitor layout is broken.
Maybe things are better in Ubuntu land, but I doubt it's as seamless as Windows/Mac.
- "internet doesn't work" -> yanked ethernet cable. Later I made sure it cannot be easily yanked.
- "printer doesn't print" -> classic inkjet problem with dried ink. Inkjet replaced with b/w laser. no problems since.
However Windows 11 can be installed on the same hardware that runs Windows 10, it just won't allow you to upgrade. Otherwise it runs fine.
Microsoft is basically turning Windows into what mobile OS's are: tightly controlled and requiring specific hardware to ensure a particular set of user expectations with their devices. In other words, it's becoming a laptop OS.
It was not possible to either run the update assistant or boot from install media and install from there; both means said that the machine doesn't meet minimum requirements.
They didn't even say which ones, just shown a generic link. Only the Health Check running under W10 said that it is the CPU.
It is Windows 11 that doesn't run on it.